The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)

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This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, to captivate a new generation of Homer’s students. In the myths and legends retold here,Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.His essay appeared in numerous publications including The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic and The New York Review of Books. Homer was probably born around 725BC on the Coast of Asia Minor, now the coast of Turkey, but then really a part of Greece. In the myths and legends retold in this immortal poem, Fagles has captured the energy of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom. Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy.

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So begins Robert Fagles’ magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Reviewhails as “a distinguished achievement. Instead of being an exacting literal translator, he sought to reinterpret the classics in a contemporary idiom which gave his translations a narrative energy and verve.While at Princeton, he created the university's department of comparative literature and received an honorary doctorate in June 2007. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Review hails as "a distinguished achievement. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.